[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 16

London County Council 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Infection of food was confirmed in five of the fourteen outbreaks which originated
as follows
6 in private canteens.
5 in the homes of families.
3 in the school meals and Londoners' Meals Service.
The most serious occurrence was in the nature of a triple outbreak, in May (80
persons), June (29 persons) and December (104 persons), at the private canteen of a
printing firm in Southwark. Food infection was confirmed on the first occasion when
the lay-out of the canteen was considered unsatisfactory. Metallic dust from the
factory was found to have penetrated the canteen, and it is thought not unlikely
that all three outbreaks may have been due to mild metallic posioning. The last
outbreak in December occurred before improvements recommended as a result of
the first occurrence had been effected.

Table: Table 1—Population of the administrative County of London, 1921-1946

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Table 1—Population of the administrative County of London, 1921-1946

Year	Mid-year estimate of population							Average age
Year	Total	0-4	5-14 15-24		25-44	46-64	65+	Average age
1921	4,484,523	376,055	809,212	796,590	1,365,546	877,145	259,975	31 .2
1922	4,523,800	393,500	797,000	799,600	1,368,700	898,500	266,500	31.3
1923	4,554,600	421,400	768,600	808,500	1,368,800	914,900	272,400	31.4
1924	4,576,500	440,700	739,900	821,700	1,370,600	928,900	274,700	31.4
1925	4,601,900	419,200	746,400	824,200	1,379,900	951,400	280,800	31.7
1926	4,605,400	404,800	746,900	826,300	1,380,400	961,300	285,700	31.9
1927	4,541,000	386,200	738,300	811.800	1,360,900	958,900	284,900	32.1
1928	4,458,200	362,100	717,500	794,700	1,341,900	954,500	287,500	32.4
1929	4,417,900	347,800	702,300	787,700	1,338,500	954,900	286,700	32.5
1930	4,388,000	336,400	687,500	777,400	1,337,500	956,700	292,500	32.8
1931	4,374,300	297,700	646,700	827,940	1,330,200	951,000	320,760	33.4
1932	4,357,800	290,470	640,450	809,240	1,333,820	956,410	327,410	33.6
1933	4,298,600	281,800	636,200	772,600	1,328,000	951,000	329,000	33.8
1934	4,230,200	271,000	629,200	736,300	1,317,100	944,600	332,000	34.0
1935	4,185,200	281,300	596,600	734,600	1,304,000	935,600	333,100	34.1
1936	4,141,100	254,400	576,600	729,500	1,306,100	935,700	338,800	34.5
1937	4,094,500	249,300	555,000	721,800	1,296,800	930,000	341,600	34.7
1938	4,062,800	249,300	538,600	709,700	1,291,200	927,300	346,700	34.8
1939	3,780,700	211,900	457,500	3,111,300
1940	3,084,100	141,300	232,500	2,710,300
1941	2,327,300	79,200	142,100	2,106,000
1942	2,405,000	137,700	234,500	2,032,800
1943	2,500,600	179,500	282,000	2,039,100
1944	2,462,500	172,000	302,300	1,988,200
1945	2,601,370	189,720	311,440	2,100,210
1946	3,109,240	227,470	353,050	2,528,720

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Table: Table 1—Population of the administrative County of London, 1921-1946